2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
index ee66947e5043..6b9acc7f94a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethtool.c
@@ -547,8 +547,10 @@ e1000_set_eeprom(struct net_device *netdev,
         ret_val = e1000_write_eeprom(hw, first_word,
                                      last_word - first_word + 1, eeprom_buff);
 
-        /* Update the checksum over the first part of the EEPROM if needed */
-        if((ret_val == 0) && first_word <= EEPROM_CHECKSUM_REG)
+        /* Update the checksum over the first part of the EEPROM if needed 
+         * and flush shadow RAM for 82573 conrollers */
+        if((ret_val == 0) && ((first_word <= EEPROM_CHECKSUM_REG) || 
+                                (hw->mac_type == e1000_82573)))
                 e1000_update_eeprom_checksum(hw);
 
         kfree(eeprom_buff);
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
index 7d627dd89a3d..8fc876da43b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_hw.c
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ e1000_init_hw(struct e1000_hw *hw)
     default:
         break;
     case e1000_82571:
+    case e1000_82572:
         ctrl = E1000_READ_REG(hw, TXDCTL1);
         ctrl &= ~E1000_TXDCTL_WTHRESH;
         ctrl |= E1000_TXDCTL_COUNT_DESC | E1000_TXDCTL_FULL_TX_DESC_WB;